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Chapter-26
"Jack, keep straight and makes a left turn at the corner. Ianto's signal is coming in strong and clear from one of the houses there." Tosh said with confidence, keeping her eyes fixed on the PDA throughout the drive.
As Abby closed the door behind Dr. Steward she failed to notice the black SUV that had pulled up in front of the Davies or the man that leapt from the driver's side before storming toward the house.
"Jack! Jack, stop!" Gwen shouted as she got out from the passenger side, grabbing his arm. "You can't storm in there like a mad man. We could be putting not only Ianto, but any innocents that might be in there, in jeopardy."
"Gwen you either move out of my way or I will move you myself!" Jack replied as his jaw clenched in anger.
But Gwen refused to back away and was relieved when Tosh and Owen agreed with her.
"Bloody hell Jack, listen to her",Owen snapped. "We can't go in there all guns blazing; there could be children in there. Didn't you say Ianto wasn't in any danger, that the Davies believed him to be their son?"
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Inside the Davies' home Abby escorted Dr. Steward into the family room, where he found Wilfred Junior, who had apparently been lying down, now sitting up on the red Melrose Sofa, his mother seated in a matching chair beside him. After a cordial introduction Dr. Steward sat on the couch next to Wilfred while Abby reclaimed the other chair.
Dr. Steward turned his full attention to Wilfred explaining he had received a call from his father and had been expecting him, while carefully observing Wilfred for the slightest signs of a relapse. Dr. Steward listened as Wilfred explained what had happen with Mary and Abby filling him in what he didn't remember.
Now confident that Wilfred's episode was no more than a glitch, and that himself and Wilfred Senior had avoided a major catastrophe, Dr. Steward breathed a sigh of relief willing his heartbeat to even back out. He cleverly manipulated the situation to get them to agree that Wilfred Junior should go back into the hospital that night to end any chance of any unwelcome memories ever returning. Dr Steward shuddered thinking what could had happened if that glitch had led to a major relapse in his patient. He would have been ruined.
But Dr. Steward was unaware of what was occurring only a few feet from the Davies front door and that within minutes a drastic change would happen which could lead to his plans being destroyed.
Jack took a deep breath to compose himself, he knew Owen and Gwen were right. Tosh was the only one who understood what he was going through; he had confided in her about his suspicions regarding Wilfred Davies, that something wasn't right. He blamed him for everything that had happen to Ianto and their family, and now he had proof.
Jack reluctantly agreed with his team as they approached the front door, he would be as calm and collected as the current situation allowed and not kick down the door or wave his gun in any faces. The Captain rang the doorbell trying not to appear too impatient; Jack knew if Ianto had been harmed in any way he couldn't promise not to retaliate.
Hearing the doorbell, Mrs. Davies excused herself heading off to answer the door, idly wondering who could be calling on them this late in the evening. She was stunned but happy to see Jack, recognizing him from the file Williamson had given to them. Seeing him she smiled in relief.
"What a pleasant surprise, you saved me a trip, my son needs you" she said, eyes guarded but hopeful.
Jack and his team were flabbergasted. This wasn't the greeting they were expecting. Mary escorted them to family room where Ianto was speaking quietly with Abby. When Jack entered the room to see Ianto and an unfamiliar young woman with their fingers entwined, his stomach dropped and his gut clenched as jealousy threatened to overwhelm him, hearing Ianto tell her she shouldn't worry, he would be ok.
Wilfred had agreed to go back with Dr. Steward to the hospital for tests but Dr. Steward became alarmed as the unexpected visitors filed into the family room. Mary introduced herself, Abby and Dr. Steward, pausing to allow the Torchwood team to do the same. Tosh noticed Owens grimace at hearing Dr. Michael Steward's name.
As his gazed flicked between the member of the Torchwood team, Wilfred started to shake uncontrollably as memories fought their way to the forefront of his mind. Eyes coming to rest on the handsome face of the man in the coat Jack, the dreams he'd had started to resurface and Wilfred suddenly screamed as a sudden sharp pain, as if a knife was being driven into his skull, pierced his head.
"Jack! Jack! Help me, make it stop, please make it stop!" He screamed out Jack's name gazing at the Captain.
Jack rushed to his lover as Mary, Abby and the rest of the team looked on with tears running down their faces. Ianto reached out to Jack before he collapsed back onto the couch, face distorted in pain, soaked with sweat and tears.
Dr. Steward rushed to his medical bag pulling out the pre- filled syringe with a deadly dose of medication, looking at Jack he spoke "Sir could you please move, I need to give him something to calm him down".
Jack felt helpless seeing Ianto in so much pain and being unable to do anything but hold him tightly. Tears of frustration ran from Jack's eyes. What had happen to him? He needed answers!
Abby was clinging to Mary's arm sobbing, she was confused and frightened. What the hell was happening to her Wilfred and who were these people especially the man that was holding onto Wilfred, refusing to let him go?
While Tosh and Gwen tried to comfort Mary and Abby, Owen made a shocking move, coming to stand between the other doctor and Ianto he spoke;
"I'm sorry Dr. Steward but I will be handling Ianto's treatment from here on. And I want to know what his diagnosis is, what the hell did you do to him?"Owen demanded, deliberately using Ianto's real name.
"I beg your pardon?" A shocked Dr. Steward asked incredulously. "Who the hell are you?"
"I'm Dr. Owen Harper, and this young man's primary care physician, as of this moment he is under my care, and you will not be injecting him with anything that is not authorized by me." Owen said defiantly. He had recognized the doctor's name; there had been rumors of him performing unethical treatments on patients under his care, using some type of behavior modification device without their consent. Nothing had ever proven it was hard to convict a man of his stature without significant proof, proof Owen intended to find if only to make him pay for what he'd done to Ianto and by extension the entire team.
Jack looked at Owen and knew something was dreadfully wrong and that it involved Dr. Steward.
"Mrs. Davies do you approve of this?" Dr. Steward asked indignantly.
"Dr. Steward, you're a good doctor but I think Jack and Dr. Harper know what's best for my son." Mary said, pausing in thought before continuing, "Before Wilfred's accident, he spoke highly of all of them when I visited him in Cardiff, in fact I was planning taking him back to Cardiff before this happened. I love him and wanted him to be happy."
Jack knew Owen, he could be a sarcastic prick, but he was the best and for him to take a strong stand against Dr. Steward spoke volumes. So Jack decided to give Dr. Steward a warning, standing up to allow Owen to treat Ianto and stepping into Steward's personal space. "Dr. Steward that man on the couch is my husband, if I find out you have harmed him in any way I'm coming after you."
"Are you threatening me? Do you have any idea who I am?" Dr Steward snorted.
"Not threatening, warning. And the question is, do you know who I am? Captain Jack Harkness: Torchwood", Jack spoke with anger evident in his voice.
The expression on Dr. Steward's face was one of horror as he rushed out of the Davies home. He needed to get to his office to destroy any evidence that would connect him to doing anything unethical in his treatment of the Davies son; he needed to get out of town.
'Torchwood. Torchwood ' He knew of them from working with the government on a medical research project a few years after his residency. This was bad, very bad; he needed to get out of the country.
Tosh and Gwen had agreed to take Abby home for Mrs. Davies who provided her address, she would call Abby tomorrow after things had (hopefully) calmed down, Gwen and Tosh nodded to Jack and Owen, Abby would be retconned.
Owen went with Mary to the kitchen for coffee as she explained what she knew about Wilfred's condition, giving Jack and Ianto, who was weak but no longer in agonizing pain thanks to Owen, some time to try and reconnect.
As quickly as the pain started it stopped completely, even the low buzz prickling through the drugs Owen had administered faded in an instant. Jack embraced Ianto while whispering words of endearment as Ianto slowly processed his recovered memories. Looking into Jack eyes he smiled.
"You smell nice, I've missed this." Ianto said, as Jack kissed his forehead.
They were all startled by the arrival of Wilfred Senior, walking in and shouting,
"GET YOUR FILTY HAND OFF MY SON, YOU POOF!"
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